Overview

Māori and Indigenous Health

Introduction

The Māori and Indigenous Health major combines Indigenous culture and practices with health and social services.

You will learn the content and skills to support community healthcare access and health outcomes in a way that respects their values and identities.

Māori and Pacific students get “jumpstart” into university life with new scholarship

Māori and Indigenous Health

What will my study involve?

Explore different areas of Māori health and wellbeing: Te Ao Tangata (engaging with Māori communities), Te Ao Hauora (working with health professionals such as doctors and pharmacists), and Ngā Ratonga Hauora (working with health systems and social services).
Apply your study skills and support Māori wellbeing directly within local services through an internship.

Māori and Indigenous Health

Courses

Note: if you started your major before 2026, your course requirements will be different to those listed below. See the UC Calendar archive for the year you started your degree.

Maori and Indigenous Health major

For the major in the Bachelor of Health, complete the following courses:

100-level

MAOR165 Tuakiri: Culture and Identity

HLTH102 Health Promotion OR PACS111 The Global Pacific

200-level

HLTH213 Health Systems and Policy
MAOR270 Te Ao Hauora Tangata: Māori Health Perspectives
One course chosen from these options.

300-level

Māori and Indigenous Health minor

For the minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Commerce, Digital Screen, Health, Product Design, Science, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Sport, or Youth and Community Leadership, complete the following courses:

75 points chosen from these courses, with at least 45 points above 100-level

Māori and Indigenous Health

Career opportunities

Your learning and experiences will contribute to health and social services that improve equity for all communities in Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly Māori and Pacific peoples.

Career pathways could include: